Re: [mpls] I-D Action: draft-george-mpls-ipv6-only-gap-04.txt

[Mark Tinka <[e-mail]>]

Thanks, Loa.

Mark.

On Sunday, February 16, 2014 06:31:58 PM Loa Andersson 
wrote:
> Mark, Working Group,
> 
> The authors of this draft have told me that it is ready
> to be made a working group document, the process
> involves a couple of steps
> 
> - a MPLS-RT review, mail have been sent to reviewers
> - IPR poll, expect that to be started within a few days
> - the actual poll, that will start as soon as the mpls-rt
> review or the IPR poll is done
> 
> I suggest that the authors look at the comments from as
> part of resolving the mpls-rt review comments
> 
> /Loa
> 
> On 2014-02-14 18:20, Mark Tinka wrote:
> > Glad to see this work getting a lot more attention, as
> > it is one concern of mine as an operator.
> > 
> > Just a few comments, for my own clarity:
> > 	1. This document focuses on a single-stack IPv6
> > 	
> > 	   backbone, but for practical operations as well, I
> > 	   think it might be necessary to look at dual -
> > 	   stack scenarios as well, where a an operator
> > 	   would like to transport both IPv4 and IPv6 over
> > 	   an MPLS network, but natively for each protocol.
> > 	   I concede that this may have to be done in
> > 	   another document.
> > 	
> > 	2. Section 3.2.3.1 (IGP) speaks to OSPFv2. Not sure
> > 	
> > 	   why given OSPFv2 does not support IPv6.
> > 	
> > 	3. Curious why section 3.3.2.4.3 (PE-PE Multicast
> > 	
> > 	   Routing Protocol) out of scope for this gap
> > 	   analysis.
> > 	
> > 	4. While work is still ongoing for Segment Routing,
> > 	
> > 	   perhaps it might be good to make a reference to
> > 	   it like you did for EVPN.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Mark.
> > 
> > On Friday, February 14, 2014 12:38:47 AM internet-
> > 
> > [e-mail] wrote:
> >> A New Internet-Draft is available from the on-line
> >> Internet-Drafts directories. This draft is a work item
> >> of the Multiprotocol Label Switching Working Group of
> >> the IETF.
> >> 
> >>          Title           : Gap Analysis for Operating
> >> 
> >> IPv6-only MPLS Networks Authors         : Wesley
> >> George
> >> 
> >>                            Carlos Pignataro
> >> 	
> >> 	Filename        : draft-george-mpls-ipv6-only-
> > 
> > gap-04.txt
> > 
> >> 	Pages           : 25
> >> 	Date            : 2014-02-13
> >> 
> >> Abstract:
> >>     This document reviews the MPLS protocol suite in
> >>     the
> >> 
> >> context of IPv6 and identifies gaps that must be
> >> addressed in order to allow MPLS- related protocols
> >> and applications to be used with IPv6-only networks. 
> >> This document is not intended to highlight a
> >> particular vendor's implementation (or lack thereof)
> >> in the context of IPv6-only MPLS functionality, but
> >> rather to focus on gaps in the standards defining the
> >> MPLS suite.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> The IETF datatracker status page for this draft is:
> >> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-george-mpls-ipv
> >> 6-o nly-gap/
> >> 
> >> There's also a htmlized version available at:
> >> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-george-mpls-ipv6-only
> >> -ga p-04
> >> 
> >> A diff from the previous version is available at:
> >> http://www.ietf.org/rfcdiff?url2=draft-george-mpls-ipv
> >> 6-o nly-gap-04
> >> 
> >> 
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> >> the time of submission until the htmlized version and
> >> diff are available at tools.ietf.org.
> >> 
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> >> at: ftp://ftp.ietf.org/internet-drafts/
> >> 
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